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PM's Aga Khan trip cost more than $215Gs: Report

Taxpayers are on the hook for more than $215,000 for the prime minister's jaunt to the Bahamas over the Christmas holidays, CBC reports.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family were guests of the Aga Khan on his privately-owned Bell Island and was joined by a number of staff.

While Parliament originally said the trip cost $127,187, according to a document the broadcaster obtained through an access to information request, the total cost was actually $215,398. This includes costs to cover RCMP, defence staff, Global Affairs Canada and Privy's Council staff who accompanied the prime minister on the trip.

Part of the reason for this higher number is money for the RCMP security detail. Parliament originally said the cost was $71,988 - which covered both overtime and travel costs. However, CBC reports the new document puts that "total cost of all expenses incurred" for the RCMP detail at $153,504.

The CBC said RCMP had told Parliament $71,988 only covered costs up to Feb. 1 and confirmed to the broadcaster in an email that some of the expenses had not been processed when it reported that figure.

Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson is currently conducting a probe into the 2016 trip.